Join our active community of people taking part in sporting events for fitness, fun, competition or just to finish. Sportiva Events organises over thirty running, swimming, biking & multisport events across Devon & the South West:
Triathlons, Duathlons, Aquathlons, Open water swims, Running races, Cycle sportives & Gravel rides.
Plymouth Triathlon & Swims
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We have a dedicated events team but also rely on volunteers to deliver our events safely. It’s a fun morning or afternoon that’s much appreciated by the competitors
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What we do
Our mission is to deliver excellent endurance sports events to a wide range of ages & abilities. Our events include triathlons & duathlons, open water swimming, gravel and road cycling sportives & road & trail running races.
We work hard on delivering excellent events. And that is a challenge as no venue is perfect and dealing with landowners, traffic, councils, the general public & other stakeholders can be tough.
We couldn’t deliver these events without a great team of people including Helen Simcoe Walker, Nigel Evans, Dawn Lamerton, Rachel Harvey, Maria Nimmo & Tim Mockford.
Ben Tisdall
Highlights from Past Races and Events
We have some amazing event locations in Devon. These range from the English Riviera, featured in our home page video to the Torbay Velopark which is one of the very best venues in the country for kids & beginners: 100% traffic free venue with a 25m pool, a velopark on smooth tarmac & a parkland run all in close proximity.
An event to suit everyone
Events for all ages & abilities
Events for beginners
We try to be inclusive with our events and encourage all ages & abilities. Even the Brownlee brothers were beginners once. And for a lot of people there’s satisfaction in just finishing a multisport event.
Cycling Events on Road & Gravel
We organise a range of cycling events on road & gravel. Our road events include the Lands End 100 and the Taunton Flyer. Off road we have the Haldon Heroic, Devon Grit & Cornwall Grit.
Advice for Junior Triathletes
Our events are great for kids of all ages. We have events for ages 3+ & even have a mini triathlon (swim, bike, run) for ages 5-7! We’ve written some articles to help your kids get into taking part.
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Withdrawals Policy
Sportiva Events withdrawals & refunds We understand that your event entry fee is important to you and do not want you to lose your money. We have therefore created a withdrawals policy designed to be flexible but without it affecting the event setup process. From...
Sustainability & reducing plastics use
How environmentally friendly are you? We’re doing our best to minimise our environmental impact. and use of single use plastics. Below you'll find a list of what we're doing currently. Going Cup-less During 2026 we are transitioning to fully cup-less events. We will...
Course Marking Disasters – Who’d be an event organiser
On Stage 1 of the 2025 Vaolta ao Algarve last week, over half the peleton went off course just before the finish and appeared on the wrong side of the finish line barriers. The 'winner' of the stage, Filippo Ganna of Ineos had to hang around for a long time, before...
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‘I Love to compete in the grass roots events that Sportiva Events puts on when my race schedule allows. And son Max loves the kids triathlons & duathlons they stage at the Torbay Velopark.’
Donald Brooks, Sportiva Events Ambassador, European Champion 2019 & Age Group World Champion 2017
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We have a full programme of events throughout the year. Our triathlons, duathlons, runs, gravel rides & open water swims run from March to November. And we have a winter night trail running race to keep you motivated!
